Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एतान्दोषान्गृहे नित्यं वर्जयन्यदि वर्तते । स नरो मण्डनं भूमेर्देशस्य नगरस्य च

Transliteration

etāndoṣāngṛhe nityaṃ varjayanyadi vartate | sa naro maṇḍanaṃ bhūmerdeśasya nagarasya ca

Translation

หากบุรุษใดดำรงอยู่ในเรือนของตน และเว้นโทษเหล่านี้อยู่เสมอ เขาย่อมเป็นดุจเครื่องประดับแห่งแผ่นดิน เป็นความงามแก่แคว้นและนครของตนด้วย

Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दोषान्)

• दोषान्: faults, vices
• दोषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• वर्जयन्: avoiding
• वर्जयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्जय् (धातु; वर्ज् causative)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-भावः

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वर्तते: lives, behaves, remains
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मण्डनम्: ornament, adornment
• मण्डनम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

• भूमेः: of the earth
• भूमेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• देशस्य: of the region
• देशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नगरस्य: of the city
• नगरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpottama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A virtuous householder depicted as a luminous figure at the center of a city: orderly streets, peaceful markets, content citizens; the earth-goddess (Bhū-devī) subtly shown being ‘adorned’ by his conduct.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ethical self-restraint in household life is praised as true nobility that uplifts society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse belongs to the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on conduct rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on avoiding faults (doṣa-varjana) as daily discipline.